2011 Divas - Lone Star Writing Competition Winners

Single Title Category

Final judges:
Editor: Deb Werksman  ~  Sourcebooks, Inc.
Agent: Michelle Grajkowski  ~  3 Seas Literary Agency
EPublishing Editor: Leanne Morgena  ~ Wild Rose Press

FIRST PLACE - Perfect Summer by Katie Graykowski
SECOND PLACE - Far From Perfect by Barbara Longley
THIRD PLACE - Better Than Pasta by Linda O'Dwyer

Contemporary Series Category

Final Judges:
Editor: Wanda Ottewell  ~ Harlequin
Agent: Pam Strickler  ~  Pam Strickler Author Management
EPublishing Editor: Lori Graham  ~  Wild Rose Press

FIRST PLACE - Mandy's Marine by Amy Lamont

SECOND PLACE - Cyrano At Your Service by Tamara Baumann

THIRD PLACE - Snow Job by Kelly Fitzpatrick

Historical Category

Final Judges:
Editor: Junessa Vilorio  ~ Random House
Agent: Sara Megibow  ~  Nelson Literary Agency
EPublishing Editor: Susan Yates  ~  Wild Rose Press

FIRST PLACE - Love Behaving Badly by Catherine Phelan
SECOND PLACE - Prodigal Gun by Kathleen Rice Adams
THIRD PLACE - The Dressmaker's Duke by Jess Russel

Inspirational Category

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Final Judges:
Editor: Rachel Burkot  ~  eHarlequin
Agent: Kimberly Shumate  ~  Living Word Literary Agency
EPublishing Editor: Nicola Martinez  ~  White Rose Publishing

FIRST PLACE - Heiress of Winterwood by Sarah Elizabeth Ladd

SECOND PLACE - Saving Gideon by Amy Lillard

THIRD PLACE - Sing a New Song by Anita Jares

Young Adult Category

Final Judges:
Editor: Kat O'Shea  ~  Leap Books
Agent: Susan Hawk  ~  The Bent Agency
EPublishing Editor: - Meghan M. Conrad  ~  Ellora's Cave

FIRST PLACE - Ceresa's Wrath by K.R. Lawson

SECOND PLACE - In Deep by Robin Weaver

THIRD PLACE - Getting a Life, Even If You're Dead by Beth Watson

Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Category

Final Judges:
Editor: Ann Leslie Tuttle  ~  Harlequin Nocturne
Agent: Jill Marsal  ~  Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
EPublishing Editor: Raelene Gorlinsky - Ellora's Cave
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FIRST PLACE - The Ruby Brooch by Katherine Lowry Logan
SECOND PLACE - Magic Wars by Camryn Rhys
THIRD PLACE - Apocrypha Rising by Stephen C. Thompson

Romantic Suspense Category

Final Judges:
Editor: Katherine Pelz  ~ Penguin
Agent: Tina Tsallas  ~  Great Titles, Inc.
EPublishing Editor: Kelli Collins ~ Ellora's Cave

FIRST PLACE - Burning Rubber by Wendy Campbell
SECOND PLACE - Undercover Cowboy by Kathy Bremner
THIRD PLACE - Stealing Best in Show by Elizabeth Pina

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Upward movement on Diva List is in blue...
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Eight Finals...

Robin Weaver
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Seven Finals...
Nan Dixon
Averil Reisman

Camryn Rhys
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Six Finals...
Rebecca Sampson
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Five Finals...
Kathleen Rice Adams

Jerrie Alexander
Jeanell Bolton
Louisa Cornell

Robin Covington
Marni Donnelly-Folsom
Ash Krafton

Sarah Elizabeth Ladd
Stephanie Winkelhake
Casey Wyatt
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Four Finals...
Cecily Cornelius-White
Louisa Cornell
Eileen Emerson
Caro LaFever
Ellen Lindseth
Katherine Lowry Logan
Jennifer McQuiston
Linda O'Dwyer

Isis Rushdan
Rebecca Skrabl
Bronwyn Stuart
Kristine B. Thompson

Beth Watson
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Three Finals...
Veronica Blade
Valerie Bowman
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Elizabeth Bysiek
Tamara Carr
Kathleen Cherry
Vivienne Courtoise
Laura Drake
Anita Mae Draper
Normandie Ward Fischer
Lisa Hilleren
Michaela Moore
Jacqui Nelson
Janet Nickoles
Cindy Nord
Cathy Perkins
Helen H. Pilz
Ellen Russell
Jane Sevier
Michelle Sharp
Clarissa Southwick
Virginia Taylor
Marlene Urso
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Two Finals...
Sarah Andre
Carol-Faye Ashcraft
Colette Auclair
Lynda Bailey
Tamara Baumann

Rachael Blair
Susan Breeden
Rachel Brimble
Harley Brooks
Kimila Bowling
Wendy Campbell

Lisa Chaplin
Meredith Clark
Meredith Allen Conner
Stefani de Ravin
Jeanne Dickson
Caroline Dunsheath
Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Leanne Farrell
Stanalei Fletcher
Donna S. Frelick
Chris Anna Fullerton
Diane Garner
Pamela Gibson
Katie Graykowski

Jan Gurney
Richard Hacker
Jacqueline Harris
Karen Dale Harris
Lily Herman
Gwen Hernandez
Angie Hodapp
Shanyn Hosier
Monique Insalaco
Kimila Kay
Samantha Ann King
Melissa Landers
Vanessa Lee
Rebecca Lees
Leisl Leighton
Heather Leonard
Sara Leyton
Miranda Liasson
Debra Maher
Hanna Martine
Kathryn Matzen
Virginia McCullough
Arlene McFarlane
Maggie McGinnis
Crista McHugh
Donna Meier
Leeann Morgan
Susan Muller
Virginia Munoz
Mary Oldham
Catherine Phelan

Elizabeth Pina

Naomi Rawlings
Elizabeth Roadifer
Susanna Rogers
Kathleen Bittner Roth
Jess Russel

Elaine Schwetz
Sherri Shackleford
PJ Sharon
Laura Sheehan
D. B. Shuster
Eva Siedler
Madeline Smyth
Sharon Struth
Micha Summers
Carla Swafford
Sarah Tanner
Janis Thereault
Wanda Thomas
Donna Thorland
Chris Weston
Lynn Wilson
Judith Wherett
Barbara Claypole White
Kevin Wolf
Sharon Wray
Yvonne Yirka

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2010 Divas - Lone Star Writing Contest Winners

The 2010 Lone Star Writing Competition committee is proud to announce
this year's winners. Congratulations to all!
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YOUNG ADULT:
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Final Judges:
Editor: Kat O'Shea - Leap Books
Agent: Tina Wexler - International Creative Management
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1st place - REDEFINING NORMAL by Katie McGarry
2nd place - CAMP AWAKENING by Bonnie Staring
3rd place - IGNITE by Cindy Nielsen
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Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Category:
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Final Judges:
Editor: Tara Gavin - Harlequin Nocturne
Agent: Alexandra Machinist - Linda Chester Literary Agency
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1st place - REQUIM FOR THE UNDEAD by Sharron Houdek
2nd place - PARADOX by Isis Rushdan
3rd place - INHALE by Kendell Gray
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INSPIRATIONAL
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Final Judges:
Editor: Lindsay Guzzardo - Guideposts Books
Agent: Tamela Hancock Murray - Hartline Literary
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1st Place - THE CAPTIVE BIRD by JoAnn Robisheaux
2nd Place - KASEY'S SECRET by Kayla Westra
3rd Place - THE SAMURAI'S HEART by Walt Mussell
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HISTORICAL
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Final Judges:
Editor: Alicia Condon - Kensington
Agent: Sara Megibow - Nelson Literary Agency
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1st Place - DEVIL'S HEARTACHE by Wendy La Capra
2nd Place - LOVING THE EARL by Iona Jones
3rd Place - INVITATION TO SCANDAL by Kelly Boyce

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ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
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Final Judges:
Editor: Leis Pederson - Penguin
Agent: Tina Tsallas - Great Titles, Inc.
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1st Place - RAIN OF ASH by Michelle Miller
2nd Place - MONET MURDERS by Jean Harrington
3rd Place - INTO THE AMAZON by Nicole Tedesco
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CONTEMPORARY SERIES
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Final Judges:
Editor: Wanda Ottewell - Harlequin
Agent: Pam Strickler - Pam Strickler Author Management
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1st Place - FIRST AID FOR A BROKEN HEART by Katrina Crew
2nd Place - STAR KISSED by Kelly Fitzpatrick
3rd Place - SPORTING CHANCE by Ree Mancini
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SINGLE TITLE
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Final Judges:
Editor: Deb Werksman - Sourcebooks
Agent: Lois Winston - Ashley Grayson Literary Agency
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1ST Place - STRONG, SWEET AND HAUNTED by Kate Freiman
2nd Place - MARGARITA AND HER MASTER by Marina Osipova
3rd Place - DEADLY OBSESSION by Katie Reus

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Movement upwards listed in Blue...
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Nine Finals
Jeanell Bolton

Isis Rushdan

Tracy St. Hilaire
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Eight Finals
Crista McHugh
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Seven Finals
Nan Dixon

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Six Finals
Elisa Beatty

NJ Litz

Dora Mekouar
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Five Finals
Peter Andrews
Katrina Crew
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Kendel Flaum
Katie Graykowski
Tamara Hughes
Sylvia McDaniel

Suzanne Webb
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Four Finals
Kathleen Cherry
Kathy Coatney

Kendell Gray

Kay Hudson
Patrice Kavanaugh
D'Ann Linscott-Dunham

Katie McGarry
L. Pepper Norris

Mary Oldham
Connie Queen

Susanna Rogers

Carla Swafford

Robin Weaver
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Three Finals
Sarah M. Anderson
Jennifer Beane
Sarina Dorie
Alyssa Fernandez
Trudi Seery Gilligan
Laurie Green
William Haggart
Robin Haseltine

Leah Hodge
Lisa Kessler

Wendy La Capra

Helen Lacey

Kim Law
Rebecca Lees
Jean Mason
Tracy Mastaler
Cindy Nord
Kylie Short
Madeline Smyth
Clarissa Southwick

Bonnie Staring
Ciara Stewart
G. Jillian Stone
Jennifer Stroka

Anna Sugden
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Two Finals
Jerrie Alexander
Susan Anderson
Amy Atwell - Sold!
Jo Anne Banker
Jennifer Lynn Bates
Robin Bielman
Terri Bolyard

Kelly Boyce

Susan Breeden
Christine Canada
Sarah Cannon
Martha Catt
Kristina Coi
Lexi Connor
Kelly Conrad
Robin Covington

Mary Culver
Amy DeTrempe
Kimberly Dias
Jeanne Dickson

Anne-Louise Dubrawski

Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Jamie Farrell
Sharon Lynn Fisher
Lori Sanders Foley
Joe Fraser
Donna Frelick
December Gephart
Micki Gibson
Gina Grant
Lynn Gutierrez
Sharon Hamilton
Lyndee Henderson

Marona Hewitt
Nancy Holland
Sharron Houdek

Jan Jackson
Ruth Kaufman

Elizabeth Kelley
Kimberly Killion
Marne Ann Kirstatter
Elizabeth Knowles-Palladino

Suzanne Lazear
Barbara Longley
Natalie Lorenzi

Meg Mims

Stacy Monson
Danielle Mulcahy
Nancy Naigle
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Laurel O'Donnell
Pepper O'Neal

Sally Orr
Karen Papandrew
Caroline Phipps
Helen Pilz
Barbara Reed
Katie Reus

JoAnn Robisheaux

Kelly Rucker
Mary SeRine

Jane Sevier
Paula Sharon

Claudia Shelton

Merry Simmons
Dara-Lee Snow
Heather Snow
Katrina Snow
Jennifer Tanner
Laura Templeton

Bobbye Terry
Phyllis J. Towzey
Olivia Ventura
Amy Villalba

Kayla Westra

Mia Zachary
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SOLD!
Anne K. Albert - Defending Glory
Amy Atwell - Lying Eyes
Alyessa Everett - A Tryst with Trouble
Lexi George - Demon Hunting In Dixie
Gwyn, Keli - A Bride Opens Shop in El Dorado, California
Barbara Longley - Heart of the Druid Laird
Nancy Naigle - Out of Focus
J. S. Nichols - Come Back to Me
Edie Ramer - Cattitude
Jo Ramsey - Cluing In
Cat Schield - Meddling with a Millionaire (Harlequin Desire)
G. Jillian Stone - The Yard Man
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2007 Divas - Lone Star Writing Competition Winners

2007 Lone Star Writing Competition Winners

CONTEMPORARY SERIES CATEGORY:

1 st - Project Honeymoon—Becke Turner
2 nd - The Nature of Love—JoAnn Weatherly

3 rd -The Wanted Bride—Sylvia McDaniel

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE CATEGORY:

1st - Guardian Angel—Donna Hall
2 nd - Static Resistance—Lee Roland
3 rd - Locked, Loaded and Lying—Sarah Andre

SINGLE TITLE CATEGORY:

1 st - Take A Chance On Me—Debbie Swanson
2 nd - Canvas—Fleury Sommers
3 rd - Temporarily Employed—Vicki Batman

INSPIRATIONAL CATEGORY:

1 st - Trouble—Kit Wilkinson
2 nd - Shadows of the Past—Lena V. Roach
3 rd - Annie's Heart—Judythe Hixson

HISTORICAL CATEGORY:

1 st - The Earl's Christmas Gift—Donna Rosenbloom
2 nd - Divine Gamble—Charlene Raddon
3 rd - Red Bird's Song—Beth Trissel

FUTURISTIC, FANTASY & PARANORMAL CATEGORY:

1 st - McCallan's Blood—Laura Gompertz
2 nd - Hedda's Sword—DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson
3 rd - Belle of the Ball—D. Helmedag & M. Breashears

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Upward movement in blue...

Fourteen Finals..........
Cathy Leming
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Eleven Finals..........
Deb Yates
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Nine Finals.........
Kristina McMorris
Cat Schield
DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson - SOLD!
Deb Yates
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Eight Finals........
Abigail Strom
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
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Seven Finals.......
Vanetta Chapman
Laurel O'Donnell
Kimberly Price - SOLD!
Beth Trissel
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Six Finals......
Jeanne Dickson
Annie Oortman
Donna Rosenbloom
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Five Finals.....
Margaret Batschelet
Sena Conway
Yvonne L. Harris
Carla Hughes
Donna Meier
Cindy Nord
Leslie Tentler
Beth Watson
Kit Wilkinson
Linda Yoshido
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Four Finals....
Amy Baldwin
Alleyne Dickens
Gail Foreman - SOLD!
Angie Fox Gwinner - SOLD!
Donna Hall
Jacqui Jacoby
Nancy Lytle
Greta MacEachern
Virginia McCullough
Kathryn Parker
Cathy Perkins
Kaki Warner
Victoria Wasserman
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Three Finals...
Debbie Brehens
Laurel Bradley
Sharon Calvin
Kathleen Cherry
Laurie DeSalvo
Suzan Dickinson
Audra Harders
L. Faye Hughes
Sandy James
Donna Kowalczyk
Lorrie Kruse
Barbara Longley
Anitra McLeod
Pamela Nissen
Bobbie O'Keefe
Elaine Powell
Erica Ridley
Jan Scarbrough
Inara Scott
Stephie Smith
Marian Stevens
JoAnn Weatherly
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Two Finals..
Carmine V. Anderson
Kathy Altman
Narelle Atkins
Cynthia Arends
Lynnette Baughman
Laura Graham Booth
Kelly Boyce
Jennifer Brassel
Kerensa Brougham
Shoshana Brown
Darcy Burke
Evie Byrne
Shirley Cayer
Wendi Christener
Caroline Comito
Lisa Cooke
Lynda J. Cox
Laura Cumbie
Karen Docter
Wenda Dottridge
Leah Farrin
Danica Favorite-McDonald
Mary Fechter
Gail Francis
Marsha Garcia
Sonja Goedde
Laura Gompterz
Joan Goodman
Marianne Harden
Robin Haseltine - SOLD!
Patty Henderson
Judythe Hixson
Nancy Holland
Tanya T. Holmes
Carla Hostetter
Kimberley Howe
Christine Johnson
Susan Diane Johnson
Heather Logan Kaufman
Barbara Kroon
Shelia Langley
Lesli Lent
Elaine Levine - SOLD!
Jo Lewis-Robertson
Nancy Litzau
Carrie Lofty
Lesli Muir Lytle
Donna Maloy
Madeline McBride
Micqui Miller
Kelly Moore
Patricia Morgan
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Michelle Odell
Tracey O'Hara
Kiki Opdenberg
Tina Pennica
Robin Perini
Bev Pettersen/Petterson
Theresa Ragan
Lynn Reynolds-Burkins
Julie Stevens
Debbie Swanson
LindaTrout
Becke Turner
Pamela Varnado
Suzanne Welsh
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